Find Paulding County Busted Mugshots and Jail Records

Paulding County sits in the northwest Atlanta metro area with nearly 190,000 residents, and looking up busted mugshots or arrest records here starts with the Paulding County Sheriff's Office, which maintains a public inmate inquiry system for the jail in Dallas. The online search is free, requires no registration, and lets you search by name, booking number, or subject number to find people currently in custody or booked within a date range you set.

Paulding County Inmate Search and Booking Records

The Paulding County inmate inquiry tool sits at inmate.paulding.gov. You can search by name, subject number, booking number, or look up all people currently in custody. You can also run a booking date range search to pull records from a specific window of time. Results include each person's name, subject number, custody status, race, gender, and housing facility assignment. It's a clean system that covers the Paulding County Jail in Dallas.

The jail itself opened in 2020 at 25 Industrial Way North in Dallas, part of the Watson Government Complex. It holds up to 631 inmates. The sheriff's office is at 180 Constitution Boulevard in Dallas, which is the mailing address for any written records requests. The main sheriff phone is (770) 443-3010. The jail division line is (770) 443-3030. Business hours run Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM.

For people who prefer to look things up in person, you can visit the sheriff's office at 180 Constitution Boulevard during business hours. Staff can help with inmate lookups and point you toward the formal open records request process if you need documents beyond what the online tool shows. Mail requests go to the same address.

The screenshot below shows the Paulding County inmate inquiry system, where you can search current and recent inmates held at the Paulding County Jail by name, booking number, or subject number.

The Paulding County inmate search covers current custody status, booking numbers, and housing assignments for people held at the 631-bed jail in Dallas.

Paulding County Jail Division Overview

The Paulding County Jail Division page at paulding.gov gives you background on how the facility operates. The jail opened in 2020 and replaced an older facility. At 631 beds, it serves as the county's primary pretrial detention facility for people arrested in Paulding County. As with all county jails in Georgia, most people held there are awaiting court dates rather than serving final sentences.

When you search Paulding County busted mugshots or arrest records, keep in mind that an arrest and booking does not mean conviction. Charges in the inmate search reflect what someone was booked for, not a court finding. The Paulding County government website connects to the full range of county services including the sheriff, courts, and records offices.

The screenshot below shows the Paulding County Jail Division page on the county website, which provides information on the facility, capacity, and how to access jail records.

The Paulding County Jail Division page explains facility operations, including the 631-bed capacity of the jail that opened in 2020 at the Watson Government Complex in Dallas.

Arrest Warrants and Open Records in Paulding County

Arrest warrants in Paulding County are issued by a magistrate and include the suspect's name and description, the alleged crime, the place and date of issuance, the magistrate's signature, and a bail amount when applicable. Warrants do not expire on their own. They stay active until the person named is arrested or until a judge formally quashes the warrant. This means someone arrested years after a warrant was issued can still appear in the system based on an old warrant.

For open records requests in Paulding County, Georgia's Open Records Act at O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 gives the public the right to inspect and copy records held by government agencies. Agencies have three business days to respond. The first 15 minutes of staff search time is free. The first 20 pages cost nothing to copy. After that, the rate is up to $0.10 per page. To request Paulding County arrest records, contact the sheriff's office at open records email sheriff-openrecords@paulding.gov or write to 180 Constitution Boulevard, Dallas, Georgia 30132.

Note: A warrant being listed in a public search does not mean the person has been found guilty. Warrants document probable cause for arrest, not a finding of guilt. Cases move through the court system after arrest.

Georgia Statewide Records Tools for Paulding County Searches

The local inmate search covers people in Paulding County custody. But not every arrest leads to jail time at the county level. For state prison records, the Georgia Department of Corrections Offender Query covers people who served time in the state prison system. It's free and shows photos automatically when results appear. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation manages statewide criminal justice data through the GCIC and accepts open records requests at gbigeorgia.govqa.us.

For felony conviction history, the Georgia Felon Search costs $15 per lookup and pulls results from GCIC instantly. Sex offender information for Paulding County is available through the GBI Sex Offender Registry, which lets you search by name, address, zip code, or city. The registry covers registrants throughout Georgia and shows photos when available.

Mugshot Removal Rules That Apply to Paulding County

Georgia's mugshot removal law under O.C.G.A. § 10-1-393.5 applies statewide, including to arrests in Paulding County. If a booking photo from a Paulding County arrest appears on a commercial mugshot site and the arrest is eligible for record restriction, you can send a certified letter demanding free removal within 30 days. The letter must include your full name, date of birth, the date of the arrest, and the name of the arresting agency. No fee can be charged for qualifying removals.

The Georgia Consumer Protection Division at consumer.georgia.gov explains what qualifies and how the process works. If a site charges for removal or ignores the request, that's a violation you can report to the Attorney General's office. This law covers third-party websites, not government law enforcement databases. Law enforcement posting restrictions fall under O.C.G.A. § 35-1-19, which separately bars agencies from posting booking photos on their own sites.

The screenshot below shows the main Paulding County government website, which is the primary access point for sheriff services, inmate lookup, and public records requests in Dallas, Georgia.

The Paulding County website at paulding.gov connects to the sheriff's office, jail division, and the inmate inquiry system for searching Paulding County arrest records.

Nearby Counties

Paulding County borders several counties in the northwest Atlanta metro and surrounding areas. Each has its own inmate search and arrest record access.